Banana Macadamia Fudge Cake
Decadent Ales

16oz canned 5/7/20. Opened 12/5/20.
1/4" tan head fades quickly to a ring.
Black.
Fudge and walnuts in the aroma. Faint banana as the beer warms.
Sweet banana, tart...dry nuttiness and dark chocolate. Chocolate syrup/maple syrup and fudge.
Full body, low carbonation - smooth mouthfeel. Very sweet finish.
Good.

A: opaque; very dark brown in color; with a fairly aggressive pour, less than a 1 finger dark brown head that receded quickly to a thick collar; very little lacing;

S: the first couple whiffs were fudge and macadamia nuts; the next couple were dark fruit, bittersweet chocolate, and banana;

T: dark fruit and bittersweet chocolate up front; banana comes in at the middle and is dominant by the finish; mild to moderate bittereness at the end;

M: full bodied; light to moderate carbonation; dry finish; ABV is warm, but under control for 12.5%;

O: interesting; perhaps trying to be too much;

another great sweet stout from this brewery- don't know how thy get these flavor just right to give you a feeling you are eating cake - without over welming the beer

2020-06-14
16oz can served in a pair of sample glasses (later with added vanilla ice cream). Part of Untappd's Virtual Beer Festival

Pours dark with a flash of head that dies quickly. Little carbonation. Smell is chocolate, a little yeasty.

Taste is a tiny hint of banana, some cherry medicine, sweet, less chocolate than I get from the smell.

Mouthfeel is filmy and thin. Overall, it's not bad, but the cherry medicine flavor I get detracts pretty significantly. My wife got banana and not cherry medicine, and she really liked it, so take that for what it's worth.

 

does not hide it's alcohol, but it's tasty. Fantastic as a float.

 

Sweet, rich, fruity, roasty, nutty, dark roasted malts, chocolate, hints of sweet smoke, some dark fruit, coffee notes, caramelized sugar, bananas, toasty macadamia nuts, molasses, dark caramel, toffee, dried fruit, with earthy grassy hops

Banana is always a tricky endeavor hen it comes to beer. In my experience it either comes off way too sweet and/or you end up with zero fruit flavor. This holds particularly true when it comes to stouts. Banana Macadamia Fudge Cake is a pretty good attempt at using banana and proves to be overall successful. It IS pretty sweet, fair warning, and at 12.5% its definitely a sipper. The macadamia adds a subtle earthiness that helps quell the sweetness from the fruit and, unlike most banana beers, you can actually taste the fruit in this. Good stuff, definitely skews toward dessert.